You cannot compare or explain Karen Carpenter. Their will never be another artist like her. Karen is WOW. Great reaction. "Song For You" the 4:30 version is the best one. A reporter asked Alice Cooper who was the best female singer he ever heard and Karen Carpenter was his answer. Then was asked who was second and he said Karen because nobody is even close. She will always be loved.
I love The Carpenters, they are my guilty pleasure. I am a metal head and alternative music fan and my friends laugh that I love the Carpenters. But growing up in the 70’s they were everywhere. Great music is hard to deny and glad you checked them out 🙂
So many masterpieces from Karen and Richard. Her perfect pitch 😮 kills. I'll Say Goodbye To Love / Lost In A Masquerade The best 70s crooner only rivaled by Streisand Scott Walker Newton John Aznavour Gainsbourg Warwick ect ect.
Richard and Karen had heard this song sung by Bette Midler on the Tonight Show and liked it. A few days later, Karen stood before a microphone in the studio singing the lyrics that Richard had scribbled on a napkin. This vocal (she lip-synced this performance) was actually the very first time she'd sung the song, reading the melody from sheet music and the lyrics from a napkin.
Saw this post and had to go listen to it. As a Carpenters fan for 53 years, I was fully prepared to hate it, but I actually really liked their take on the song. Bravo!
In a documentary on Karen's life Bonnie Bramlett stated "I was a little upset when I heard that Richard had changed the words of my song... but then a friend reminded me, are you crazy, KAREN CARPENTER is going to sing YOUR song! Then I realized oh yeah, what am i crazy!" Karen's voice and talent were well known and respected by everyone in the music business. Karen never once sang to show off her voice... she always respected the lyrics and emotion of the songwriter.
@@InsignificantNick f.y.i. This song reached number #2 on the charts in 1971, and Karen Carpenter was only 21 years old at the time! otherworldly incredible! Another fact, that this was recorded in 1 take! Reading the lyrics off a napkin!
My first album in 1970. Her drums were amazing. This song is psychologically involved. Their covers always seemed to find a new meaning. Loved their third album with Ticket To Ride. Listen to I Can't Make Music.
Paul Williams says that he fully expected "We've Only Just Begun" to go absolutely nowhere. Then, as he says, "an Angel sang it and changed my life..."
I have said this on so many wonderful reaction channels..... BUT..... Karen's voice is the only singer in my lifetime that could singlehandedly take me on a journey to heaven to hear the angels sing. That is what her voice does to me.❤❤❤ There will never be another one like her. God only gifts us once with someone like this. Hugs from North Carolina andove always to Karen and her music.
Check out Karens extraordinary drumming ability on some of her solos, and how happy she was behind a drum kit. This brother and sister duo were extremely talented. Rest in peace beautiful Karen.
Lemmy of Motorhead was another talk /shouter no singers voice who deserves the Crooners cover. Karen sings Ace of Spades or Sinatra. Tony Bennett did Sabs Paranoid? Or something. But of course the master Johnny Cash of the half sung it's full circle back to the French chanson text song with him.
Interesting how Karen is half talking singing in the verse that creates the extra intimacy Thinking about the Crooners it's been a long time Serge Gainsbourg's History of Melody Lee took crooning or non crooning in to the Sargent Pepper zones. But French chanson has a different concept of the song. Phil Lynott did a vocal that's a slowed down talk singer on Still in Luv with You. James Brown just talks it straight through on the impressive heroin. But it's a big list so I'll stop there. The talk to sung transition thingy.
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You cannot compare or explain Karen Carpenter. Their will never be another artist like her. Karen is WOW. Great reaction. "Song For You" the 4:30 version is the best one. A reporter asked Alice Cooper who was the best female singer he ever heard and Karen Carpenter was his answer. Then was asked who was second and he said Karen because nobody is even close. She will always be loved.
Karen is incomparable, but Richard's arrangements are totally integral. He SO knows how to frame her. Together they're different level perfection.
I love The Carpenters, they are my guilty pleasure. I am a metal head and alternative music fan and my friends laugh that I love the Carpenters. But growing up in the 70’s they were everywhere. Great music is hard to deny and glad you checked them out 🙂
Never feel guilty about listening to quality.
She was amazing
Once heard, never forgotten (over 50 years ago, now)!
Originally a Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett song called "Groupie". But The Carpenters took it and owned it. Huge hit for them.
Greetings from Uruguay 🇺🇾 Karen's voice was amazing. One of the finest voices of all time. Thanks! Stay safe!
Glad you enjoyed. You too!
So many masterpieces from Karen and Richard. Her perfect pitch 😮 kills. I'll Say Goodbye To Love / Lost In A Masquerade
The best 70s crooner only rivaled by Streisand Scott Walker Newton John Aznavour Gainsbourg Warwick ect ect.
Richard and Karen had heard this song sung by Bette Midler on the Tonight Show and liked it. A few days later, Karen stood before a microphone in the studio singing the lyrics that Richard had scribbled on a napkin. This vocal (she lip-synced this performance) was actually the very first time she'd sung the song, reading the melody from sheet music and the lyrics from a napkin.
This song belongs in a time capsule from the early 1970’s.
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Sonic Youth did a great cover of this song; brought out its underlying dark/creepy subtext. Worth a listen 👍🏻
Thank you, I was struggling to remember who had done that. One of the great covers.
@@MrTumshie They ticked every box for producing a perfect cover version. Made it their own. A huge success.
Saw this post and had to go listen to it. As a Carpenters fan for 53 years, I was fully prepared to hate it, but I actually really liked their take on the song. Bravo!
In a documentary on Karen's life Bonnie Bramlett stated "I was a little upset when I heard that Richard had changed the words of my song... but then a friend reminded me, are you crazy, KAREN CARPENTER is going to sing YOUR song! Then I realized oh yeah, what am i crazy!" Karen's voice and talent were well known and respected by everyone in the music business. Karen never once sang to show off her voice... she always respected the lyrics and emotion of the songwriter.
You're right. Karen really didn't show off her voice. She was just a magical singer.
she was a master VOCALIST and STORYTELLER... she knew this was the point of her artistry...
@@InsignificantNick f.y.i. This song reached number #2 on the charts in 1971, and Karen Carpenter was only 21 years old at the time! otherworldly incredible! Another fact, that this was recorded in 1 take! Reading the lyrics off a napkin!
My first album in 1970. Her drums were amazing. This song is psychologically involved. Their covers always seemed to find a new meaning. Loved their third album with Ticket To Ride. Listen to I Can't Make Music.
Love ‘em, this is one of their best in my opinion.
I can picture this scenario where original artists call Karen and ask "Pleeeease sing my song!"
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Paul Williams says that he fully expected "We've Only Just Begun" to go absolutely nowhere. Then, as he says, "an Angel sang it and changed my life..."
I have said this on so many wonderful reaction channels..... BUT..... Karen's voice is the only singer in my lifetime that could singlehandedly take me on a journey to heaven to hear the angels sing. That is what her voice does to me.❤❤❤ There will never be another one like her. God only gifts us once with someone like this. Hugs from North Carolina andove always to Karen and her music.
Karen is the only singer that can make this 72 year old guy cry. Every. Freakin'. Time...
Thank you for your excellent reaction. Please also react to their song, "Solitaire" -
Check out Karens extraordinary drumming ability on some of her solos, and how happy she was behind a drum kit. This brother and sister duo were extremely talented. Rest in peace beautiful Karen.
Smart reaction.....spot on. The orchestration and use of oboe is magical. Leon Russell is a font of great songs written and used by other artists.
Lemmy of Motorhead was another talk /shouter no singers voice who deserves the Crooners cover. Karen sings Ace of Spades or Sinatra. Tony Bennett did Sabs Paranoid? Or something. But of course the master Johnny Cash of the half sung it's full circle back to the French chanson text song with him.
On I Ain't No Nice Guy After All Lemmy gives us his style inside out pure Frank Sinatra crooning 😂 It's hysterical.
Interesting how Karen is half talking singing in the verse that creates the extra intimacy Thinking about the Crooners it's been a long time Serge Gainsbourg's History of Melody Lee took crooning or non crooning in to the Sargent Pepper zones. But French chanson has a different concept of the song. Phil Lynott did a vocal that's a slowed down talk singer on Still in Luv with You. James Brown just talks it straight through on the impressive heroin. But it's a big list so I'll stop there. The talk to sung transition thingy.
Sonic Youth does a GREAT version of this
It’s chilling, isn’t it?
she could drum at least as well as hal blane
She really was an underrated drummer.
Rickie Lee Jones - Last Chance Texaco.